For this week's Sepia Saturday prompt we see a stately building on the corner of two streets. That photo reminds me of the the days spent at the old YMCA on State Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. As you can see it too is a stately building on the corner but not quite as big.

The old YMCA was an amazingly archaic structure both inside and out. During the summer it was our "rainy day" destination. Exploring it's nooks and crannies, it could spook even the bravest of us young boys. An this was during the daytime! There were many mysterious doorways that seemed to lead to nowhere that none of us dared to open.

Does this short hole in the ground really qualify as a tunnel? It's more like a roadway bridge. I found these postcards in my collection to use as a match to this week's Sepia Saturday prompt. (see below)
This postcard shows the B&M (Boston & Maine) railroad tunnel under High Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The view is looking south toward Boston and toward the round house which was just past the tunnel.

The postcard below is of the same tunnel just looking north toward Maine and toward the passenger station in Newburyport. Notice the two dapper gentlemen posing in front of their shack. Presumably they were switch tenders awaiting orders for the switch in the foreground.

At some point the tunnel deemed a bottleneck, was widened to service two sets of tracks: one for northbound trains and one for southbound trains.
In 1965 the tracks north of Newburyport were abandoned and left to grow over. Just recently the rail line was converted to a rail trail providing re…

This stereograph generates a lot of questions. First there is that amazing dress supported by what I assume is a hoop skirt. (I'm not an expert in such things.) Second we see a puppy resting beside the woman with the skirt. What is the relationship of the woman looking on? But what's with the kiss? Does the winner or loser of the chess match get a kiss? And who was the winner and who was the loser? This photo was obviously set up due to the limits of photographic equipment of the day, but if this were a candid shot I would sense someone set themselves up to be checkmated in order to get a kiss.
What are your thoughts?